The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-29


TION, United States Court room. 3 o'clock P. NJ.
MEETING OF MEXICAN VETERANS, postoffce S
o'clock p. NJ.
ATHLETIC EXHIBITION, by John L. Sullivan and
company, Grand Opera-house. evening.
THE MUsEUM-"Sa from the Storm, afternoon
and evening.
In Brief
The Supreme Court has adjourned to meet
week from next Monday.
The Reporter of the Supreme Court has issued
the 108th volume of Indiana Reports.
The last concert of the Mennerchor Society
will be given at their hall on next Wednesday
evening.
called meeting of the Tippecanoe Club will
be held to-day at o'clock p NJ. in the Mayors
courtroom.
Edward Gordon and Oscar Smith, wanted at
Charlottesville for robbing the store OF u u.
Lee. last Thursday night, were arrested on West
Washington street. by Detective Haley yester-
day
Victor Raymond. suspected Of stealing a set
of harness from Rupp, the tailor. last September.
returned to the city yesterday. after an absence
of several months and was arrested by Detective
Haley.
A horse and wagon belonging to j. NJ. Sinks,
living at No 20S Bright street. was stolen yes
terday morning by colored boy, who drove the
team away while the owner was in North
Tennessee street house attending to business.
officers of which are: John Glickert. president;
Peter Hedges vice president; j. Sulgrove, Sec
rotary, and Ran" Wilson, treasurer Arrange
ments are being made for tournament on
May 5.
There is no abatement of the epidemic of
measles, and the physicians say it looks like all
the children in the city will have the disease.
Sixty-fve new cases were reported yesterday.
They all of the miidest form, and no deaths
are resulting.
The following persons were licensed to marry
yesterday: Henry Kothe and Ida Lieber, Isaac
Williams and Annie Vinzanat, Edward Dawson
and Mary Alexander, Chas. c. Brown and Ollie
Warren. James F. Arnold and Clara D. Lewis,
VIM. H. Winnie and Hattie Deming
BLUsTEEER SMITH ABUSES COL. ROBERTSON.
Green Smith was in the city to look after his
affairs in court. The suit brought against him
for damages by Lieutenant-governor Robertson
will be called for trial at the next term of court
Smith spent the afternoon of yesterday in the
county clerks Office. and occupied most of his
time in abusing Lieutenant.gove Robertson
for bringing the suit
BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED YESTERDAY.
The following building permits were issued
yesterday: John E. Watts, frame cottage on
Newman street, near Lincoln avenue, $780, D.
Kennedy, frame addition to cottage No. rs on
Baltimore avenue, 5000: W. H. Nickerson,
frame cottage on Ash street. near Ninth, 81, 500;
Joseph Wagner, twostory business house
Virginia avenue, near South street, 1000.
THE cAsTLEToN SOLDIERS REUNION.
The Castleton soldiers and sailors oreaniza.
ton will hold its annual reunion at Sheridan.
Ind, beginning Aug Is and continuing four
days. Sam Jones has written that he will be
present on Sunday and General Sheridan has
been invited and is expected to be present. The
sham battle will occur on the last day of the re-
union. The indications now are that the attend
ance will be very large.
soUTH-sIDERs ARRESTED FOR RIoTINa.
Patrolmen Thrush and Davis have secured
the names of all the young men engaged in the
riot at John Millers South Delaware street sa-
loon, last Sunday night, and warrants have been
issued for their arrest Two of :nem. Thomas
Keller and Ernest Brown, were taken into GUS
tody last night and locked in the station house,
with the charge of riotnz opposite their names
The six others will be arrested today.
ORDERED HIS OWN COFFIN.
Last night Theodore Mellenger entered Thte-
wilers undertaking establishment and asked
the painters of the city for his
Brnuse procured the services of physician. and
attempted suicides usually undergo. 1t was
found. after working with him awhile, however,
that he was insane.
sLUGGER sULLIvANs EXHIBITION TO NIGHT
Tonight John L. Sullivan, the pugilist, and
his combination Of athletes will appear at the
Grand in an athletic and sparring exhibition.
With him are George LIE Blanche 1.-THE Marine)
Steve Taylor Bob Turnbull. Joe Lannon and
other celebrities. At ST. Louis, and several other
cities where Sullivan has been advertised to ap-
pear, the police have been authorized by the
n hut
no steps in that direction have been taken here.
DETECTIVES NOSE BITTEN OFF,
Detective Charles Page, formerly of this city,
while undertaking to arrest man named Jack
Bergman. in Cincinnati, was thrown down.
badly beaten and had his nose bitten off, Ber
ryman made his escape. Page was removed ia
the hospital. and it is reported that the upper
part of his body is paralyzed, owing to injuries
received Page was employed by Chicago gam
blers to run down person who was black mail
ing them, and he attempted to arrest Bergman
as that person.
DECLINE OF THE COUNTY LIBRARY.
The County Library, which once was an nst
tuition Of some consequence, is now seldom heard
of. its patronage having diminished from hundr reds
of patrons to about seventy-fve, it being
pay library. with charge of 81 a year for the
privilege of one volume a week. or S.. so for the
several thousand volumes. and the county do
mates $75 year to its support. A movement is
on foot to make the library free. and the matter
will be put before the County Commissioners al
their next session.
THE NORTHERN PRISONS AFFAIRS
The northern State prison settled with the
Auditor of State yesterday. for the first three
months of the year. The account showed the
expenses to be: For January. So, 525 46; Febru
airy, 49, 4s1 80; March, 49, s06 49, total SIC sl3 SO
The receipts and earnings for the same time were
26,44707, which shows that the prison is al
most self-sustaining lacking only 1896. &c for the
three months of being so. -Four convicts have
been remsnded for new trials. Charles Shannon
TO Fountain county; John Pastee and Henry
Hoover, to Madison county, aud George Pence
to Clinton county.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM A WRECK.
The Panhandle passenger train that arrived il
this city at II o'clock last night. bad a narrow
escape from serious accident near Piqua, o
Just beyond the town the train ran into a fear
full rain and wind storm that DESTROYED
great deal OF timber, and wrecked
several houses. While the storm wa
binding that the engineer coulf
not see far. he saw the trunk Of a tree across IN,
track only fifty feet ahead He reversed The
engine, but the distance was so short that n,
could not stop the train. and the engine dashed
into the tree. 1t proved to be we'll rotted loo
ard the force Of the engine broke it. and IN,
train passed through in safety